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Warming Up

When we undertake strenuous physical activity
   first we stretch; we move our limbs around
Intense mental activity receives far less regard
   we just plunge right in; sometimes drown

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Ilene Bauer

August 31, 2020 at 10:51 AM

ha! very true, gershon! great observation...

Gershon Wolf

August 31, 2020 at 1:44 PM

Thank you, ilene! ~ In vino veritas, Gershon

Robert L. Hinshaw

August 30, 2020 at 5:16 PM

Gershon - very insightful thoughts to ponder in this terse verse! Bob

Gershon Wolf

August 30, 2020 at 7:55 PM

Bob, thanks for the appreciation on this one. May all your warm-ups be merry, and may all your poetry be bright! Silver Bells, Gershon

Sigrid Ermine

August 30, 2020 at 4:27 PM

... Good point... I think we train for this stuff, in the sense it becomes easier with practice. Used to stare out at the garden in order to get lines, now I can be scrunched up on bathroom floor under heat lamps! ( chicken incubating)

Sigrid Ermine

August 31, 2020 at 3:44 PM

Smiles.

Gershon Wolf

August 30, 2020 at 7:42 PM

Yeah, I guess you're right... After 7 ga-zillion poems, essays, term papers, essay tests, college essays, and whatnot, we ought to be able to write without getting warmed up (or overheated)... Though now that I think of it, my best 'warm-up' is to relax, think pleasant thoughts, and maybe stroll outside for a bit. I guess that counts. Thanks for the your insight, Sigrid! Warm wishes, Gershon

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